PHOTO- ︻╦╤─
(Read: /ˈfəʊtəʊˌʃuːt/ noun )
I was there just to be the supporting pillar to my schoolmate, Clara Tania, in her photoshoot for her project in collaboration of Zara x Comme des Garcons. She knows that she is going to be going crazy and she truly said she needed me to help her maintain her composure HAHA. I was more of the one who went around the studio and made conversations with everybody to turned down the level of stress in the atmosphere.
This was my virgin experience being in a fashion editorial photoshoot and to me it was such a memorable experience. Although my existence in the photoshoot did not bring much help to the project, I gained a lot of basic knowledge in how to create a photoshoot during the day.
Here is what happened..
Gigi (left) and Nial Adryan, the photographer and videographer (right).
Steffy, Indonesian freelance model based in Jakarta (left)
Jasmine, freelance make up artist (right)
Milson (left), fashion designer graduated from Singapore
Ben Tang (middle) , famous youtuber from Singapore
Meghna (right), freelance make up artist.
It all started out with the make up and hair-styling for three of the models that took about an hour. Then it goes on and on to the pre-shoot where they try to get ideas on where to put the props, and 2 hours later the designer came by with a luggage full of fun things. And the real photoshoot started after Milson and me cut the last hanging threads on the garments. Don't you think Milson does black magic though? He finished 3 Looks in 2 WEEKS.
We had complications as all of us are of different personalities, but I was there to keep everything down, pulling people in and out the studio to chill and laugh with me. :D
It was hard, for both model and photographer if the models were not confident in having their face taken photograph of. I was at the model end once, and the photographer end once too. I feel you... pretty faces.
Nonetheless, through the sleepless night of planning the photoshoot and hours of helping out, it was all worth it!
Maybe I should be a photographer assistant hahaha.
From left to right:
Front Row: Wyuni Sputri, Subandi (photo assist), Milson Massie (Wardrobe), Jasment Raxi (MUA & Hair)
Back Row: Meghna (MUA & Hair), Ben Tang (Model, Youtuber), Gigi (Model), Steffy Ong (Model), Levina, Nial Adryan (Photographer, Videographer), Samuel Joz (Video Editor)
HUGE TO CLARA TANIA FOR INVITING ME INTO HER PHOTOSHOOT!